As the Mirror went to press at midnight last night, Antonio Villaraigosa was the projected winner of the hard-fought L.A. mayoral race. At the time, he had 59.10 percent of votes cast, while incumbent Jim Hahn trailed with 40.90 percent. In the contest for the City Council 11th District seat, Bill Rosendahl continued to lead Flora Gil Krisiloff by 11 percentage points, but the race remained too close to call.
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